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The new Batman fourth-dimension roller coaster coming to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 2015 will feature seats that spin forward and backward as the train navigates a zigzagging track with undulating straightaways and free-fall drops. Set to debut in summer 2015, the one-of-a-kind 4-D Free Spin coaster by Utah-based S&S Worldwide will feature a track manufactured by Idaho-based Rocky Mountain Construction. Built on a relatively compact footprint, the new Batman: The Ride coaster will reach a top speed of 40 mph over a 1,000-foot-long track that snakes back and forth like a demonic pachinko game. Visitors will enter through the Monarch Theater, which will serve as a queue for the ride...

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